Featuring Appearances by Susan Lucci, John Travolta, Oprah Winfrey, Tim Allen, Muhammad Ali, Damon Wayans and Jennifer Garner, and many others, the ABC Television Network is commemorating its 50 historic years of television in a memorable three-hour special celebration. The event features appearances, clips and interviews with ABC stars past and present - from Primetime to Daytime, Sports to News - representing every genre of ABC's 50-year history of television programming. "ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration" will air MONDAY, MAY 19 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

The special was conceived and is executive-produced by Don Mischer, directed by Glenn Weiss and written by Dave Boone, Brian Brown, Sara Lukinson, Jon Macks, Stephen Pouliot and Jeff Stilson. "ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration" is from Don Mischer Productions. The star-studded affair was held in Hollywood, California at an earler date.